IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. L.NARAYANA SWAMY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.94 OF 2019 (GM-MMS) C/W WRIT PETITION NO.95 OF 2019 (GM-MMS) IN WRIT PETITION NO.94 OF 2019 BETWEEN SRI ANIL KUMAR DALAWAI S/O MAHADEV RAO AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO.58, 5TH MAIN ROAD TATA NAGAR WATER TANK KODIGEHALLI, BENGALURU NORTH BENGLAURU 560092 ... PETITIONER (BY SHRI SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANAGOUDAR, ADV.) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001.
2. THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001.
3. THE DIRECTOR & COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD BENGALURU 560001 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER YADGIR TALUK YADGIR 578109 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCPG) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE OPINION OF R-4 DTD 02.11.2018 VIDE ANNX-H AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECTING R-3 TO GRANT QUARRY LEASE TO THE PETITIONER. GRANT AN INTERIM ORDER TO DIRECT R-3 TO NOT TO PASS ANY ORDERS ON THE APPLICATION VIDE ANNX-A FILED BY THE PETITIOENR FOR QUARRY LEASE PENDING DISPOSAL OF THE ABOVE W.P.
IN WRIT PETITION NO.95 OF 2019 BETWEEN:
SRI KABBALI RANGE GOWDA S/O CHINNE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.98, KABBLI, CHENNARAYAPATTANA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT 573141. ... PETITIONER (BY SHRI SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANAGOUDAR. ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU 560001.
2. THE PRINCIPLE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001.
3. THE DIRECTOR & COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF MINES & GEOLOGY, KHANIJA BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU 560001.
4. THE DEPUTY COMMISIONER YADGIR TALUK, YADGIR 578109 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI VIKRAM HUILGOL, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE OPINION OF R-4 DATED 02.11.2018 VIDE ANNEXUER-H AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT R-3 TO GRANT QUARRY LEASE TO THE PETITIONER. GRANT AN INTERIM ORDER TO DIRECT THE R-3 TO NOT TO PASS ANY ORDERS ON THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER FOR QUARRY LEASE PENDING DISPOSAL OF THE ABOVE W.P.
*** THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER After arguing the matter for some time, Shri Shivaprasad Shantanagoudar, the learned Advocate for petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw these writ petitions with liberty to approach the competent authority. He has filed a memo dated 24.03.2019, to the said effect.
2. The memo is placed on record.
3. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE HR